Murder charge filed after Gwinnett man dies in shooting

Kyle Rubio, pictured with his son, died three days after Gwinnett County police said Brannon Walker shot him.

A Snellville man now faces a murder charge after he shot and killed his neighbor during a home invasion, Gwinnett County police said.

Kyle Rubio’s family took him off life support and donated his organs Wednesday, according to a post on a GoFundMe page, just days after police say Brannon Walker shot him at the victim’s Loganville home.

“The lead detective has secured a warrant for felony murder against Walker,” Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera said Thursday.

Walker, 35, claimed self-defense in the Sunday afternoon shooting, but Gwinnett police said the evidence determined that wasn’t the case. He also faces a charge of first-degree home invasion.

Family and friends who witnessed the shooting told Channel 2 Action News that Walker was there to confront Rubio, 24, about a $200 debt the victim owed him.